<div dir="ltr"><div>Stefan - would that have helped? <br></div>Happy Easter to you too Maria! I was actually just eating a Cadbury Cream Egg while reading your message...<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:13 PM, MARIA GALEA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maria.azzopardi@um.edu.mt" target="_blank">maria.azzopardi@um.edu.mt</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Yes that could be it..perhaps if the B-Hand hand is written diagonally it<br>
might read more 'smoothly'? see attached.<br>
<br>
oh and before I go a BIG HAPPY EASTER Erika and EVERYONE else on the<br>
List..enjoy your Easter Eggs and naturally your loved ones.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">maria<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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> Maybe it's because the wrist of the right hand has to flex so much to<br>
> allow<br>
> the hand to rest in the palm of the left? Maybe that extreme bend is not<br>
> as<br>
> phonologically common in, say, DGS?<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:51 PM, MARIA GALEA<br>
> <<a href="mailto:maria.azzopardi@um.edu.mt">maria.azzopardi@um.edu.mt</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Stefan,<br>
>> I could read Erika's writing perfectly, without the photo. I don't<br>
>> understand why you claimed that the SignWriting couldn't be performed.<br>
>> Maria<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> > Here's a photo of the sign. How would you suggest I write it. Scribing<br>
>> has<br>
>> > never been my strong suit :)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Stefan W�hrmann <<br>
>> > <a href="mailto:stefanwoehrmann@gebaerdenschrift.de">stefanwoehrmann@gebaerdenschrift.de</a>> wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> Hi Erika, ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ** **<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> well I cannot perform that ;-( although I have an idea what you want<br>
>> to<br>
>> >> show � but right hand up there is the horizontal line of hand and<br>
>> lower<br>
>> >> arm - nothing that can be rest on the left palm ???****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ** **<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Stefan****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ** **<br>
>> >> ------------------------------<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> *Von:* SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages [mailto:<br>
>> >> <a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a>] *Im Auftrag von *Erika<br>
>> >> Hoffmann-Dilloway<br>
>> >> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 28. M�rz 2013 18:07<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> *An:* <a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br>
>> >> *Betreff:* Re: Signs for Cities and States - can you write the name<br>
>> of<br>
>> >> YOUR city and post to the List?<br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ** **<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Yes, the right hand comes to rest on top of the palm of the left.<br>
>> Maybe<br>
>> >> I<br>
>> >> should just have shown them already in contact?****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Stefan W�hrmann <<br>
>> >> <a href="mailto:stefanwoehrmann@gebaerdenschrift.de">stefanwoehrmann@gebaerdenschrift.de</a>> wrote:****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Hi Erika, ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> can you explain Kathmandu: ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> left flat hand palm up fingers to the right ( no problem)****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> right hand Index � Hand � palm facing the signer moving down - mh<br>
>> �<br>
>> >> how to get the touch between the two hands � right hand on top of<br>
>> the<br>
>> >> left<br>
>> >> hand ?? ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Stefan ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >> ------------------------------<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> *Von:* SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages [mailto:<br>
>> >> <a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a>] *Im Auftrag von *Erika<br>
>> >> Hoffmann-Dilloway<br>
>> >> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 28. M�rz 2013 17:18****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> *An:* <a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br>
>> >> *Betreff:* Re: Signs for Cities and States - can you write the name<br>
>> of<br>
>> >> YOUR city and post to the List?****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I don't know ASL, so I don't know a sign for Detroit, Ann Arbor, or<br>
>> >> Oberlin (my US places).****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> So I'm posting the sign for Kathmandu, the city where I learned to<br>
>> sign!<br>
>> >> *<br>
>> >> ***<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Adam Frost <<a href="mailto:icemandeaf@gmail.com">icemandeaf@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >> wrote:<br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I am a West Coaster, and I must admit that people get East Coast city<br>
>> >> signs mixed up along with our own city signs. But this is how I<br>
>> >> personally<br>
>> >> sign the 4 commonly confused "B" cities, since I am very picky and<br>
>> have<br>
>> >> been known to correct people at times. ;-) It seems to match what you<br>
>> >> sign,<br>
>> >> Kim.****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Boston, Massachusetts****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Baltimore, Massachusetts****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Berkeley, California****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Burbank, California****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Adam****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Mar 28, 2013, at 8:23 AM, Kimberley Shaw wrote:****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ** **<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Hi everyone:<br>
>> >> those of us in Boston, Massachusetts sign it thus:<br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >> ------------------------------<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> and refer to Berkeley, CA thus:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> But some of my signing friends tell me that when you're on the West<br>
>> >> Coast,<br>
>> >> it's the other way around!<br>
>> >> Best,<br>
>> >> Kim from Boston****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Valerie Sutton<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:signwriting@mac.com">signwriting@mac.com</a>><br>
>> >> wrote:****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> SignWriting List****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> March 28, 2013****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> NAMES OF CITIES and STATES Around the World****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Thank you, Ingvild, Charles and Stefan for your signs!****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I would suggest that you add your signs to the International Sign<br>
>> >> Dictionary online:****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> SignPuddle for International Signs Dictionary****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> <a href="http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/index.php?ui=1&sgn=35****" target="_blank">http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/index.php?ui=1&sgn=35****</a><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I just copied mine for La Jolla, California from the ASL Dictionary<br>
>> to<br>
>> >> the<br>
>> >> International Dictionary, and I hope you can do the same for your<br>
>> signs<br>
>> >> too�<br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> And I hope more names of cities, states, countries and other<br>
>> >> international<br>
>> >> signs can be added too�****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Here is what we have so far�and I really like all four spellings!<br>
>> Thanks<br>
>> >> to you all�****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Val ;-)****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> --<br>
>> >> Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway<br>
>> >> Assistant Professor of Anthropology<br>
>> >> Oberlin College ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> --<br>
>> >> Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway<br>
>> >> Assistant Professor of Anthropology<br>
>> >> Oberlin College ****<br>
>> >><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > --<br>
>> > Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway<br>
>> > Assistant Professor of Anthropology<br>
>> > Oberlin College<br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway<br>
> Assistant Professor of Anthropology<br>
> Oberlin College<br>
><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway<br>Assistant Professor of Anthropology<br>Oberlin College
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